When I was growing up, the only thing used to communicate was telephone and letters. It has amazed me how technology has grown too fast and with a short time. In the 21st century, face book is here. The social networking site and website has helped many to communicate and reconnect (Eric, 2008). Personally I have benefited from the site when and recommend it to many. Face book is easy to use and many people across all ages are using it. Messaging is instant and I have used it many times to chat. Chatting is the process of sending and receiving messages from another person or group instantly. Mark founded the site to help university students reconnect but I see it used by everyone including the parents to communicate with the children.
I have seen many people use the site while in desperate moments. What do I mean desperate moments? For example, my friend was meeting me at a shopping mall at noon and we were both supposed to keep time, the mall is a little bit crowded and we were supposed to contact each other on arrival at the scene. I arrived first but when I tried calling her phone was not going through. She had lost it in the public vehicle she used to commute. My friend is shrewd and she immediately she arrived, she went to the cyber café and wrote me a text message on my face book wall telling me where to meet her and why her phone was not going through. This was such a desperate time to both of us and thanks to the advanced technology in communication.
Whenever I attend weddings, every couple talks of how they first met on face book. It is amazing how it is helping people to connect. All you need is an internet enabled phone or a personal computer to be registered. Once you are registered, you can update on your wall saying what you think and where you are. I do not need to ask about how my friends are, I simply go to the timeline and read all their updates and comment if I need to.
I realized that face book is useful when a small used it to call for help right from the kidnappers hands. The kidnappers tried to make the child comfortable and they even gave him a phone to play some games. They barred all outgoing calls and text messages. He used internet and within a short while, the parents had known of where about and the police came into his rescue. The site has many advantages and I cannot forget to mention the economy. Many are using face book to advertise their products online and this is a magical boost to the economy. Calling rates to overseas countries is a worry no more.
At school, relationships status is crucial for boundary purposes and self-image. All my friends use face book to update their statuses. I have literally been able to see who gets into a relationship, where and when. I have also been able to track down who is in a relationship and with whom. I poke all my friends to know if they are using face book and I get so many pokes back. This means that I am not the only one using face book. It has also come into my observation that doctors and nurses are using the site for consultancy purposes.
Works Cited
Eldon, Eric (2008). 2008 Growth Puts Facebook In Better Position to Make Money. Venture Beat: San Francisco.
SEC (2012). S-1 Registration Statement. Securities and Exchange Commission.
